- EMWIN
The Emergency Management Weather Information Network (EMWIN) is a system for distributing a live stream of
weather information in theUnited States . The backbone of the system is operated viasatellite by the U.S.National Weather Service , but data are transmitted overradio repeater s by the NWS, citizens, and other organizations in many regions, and information can also be downloaded via theInternet . The radio and satellite systems operate at the rather slow speeds of 1200 and 9600baud , so the data are largely composed of textual observational and forecast information plus a limited number ofcloud andradar images.EMWIN data are primarily transmitted over
GOES satellites that observe the United States.External links
* [http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/emwin/index.htm EMWIN homepage]
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